# Accident 20170515004139A: Air Tractor Inc AT-802A, Dumas, TX, May 15, 2017

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: May 15, 2017, 12:15 local time
- Place: Dumas, TX
- Damage: Destroyed
- Phase of flight: Other, Specify
- Operating rules: Agricultural (Part 137)
- Operator: 4TIG
- Location: 35.9092° N, 102.0803° W: From the FAA
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=35.9092&lon=-102.0803&mi=10
- Aircraft: N319BM, a cancelled registration (https://openairdocs.org/deregistered/N319BM-2019-05-04) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry model: Air Tractor AT-802A (registry code 0390308, https://openairdocs.org/model/air-tractor-at-802a) (OpenAirDocs)
- Registry engine: Pratt & Whitney PT6A series (registry code 52034, https://openairdocs.org/engine/pratt-whitney-pt6a-series) (OpenAirDocs)
- Reported make and model: AIR TRACTOR INC AT-802A
- Reported engine: P&W PT6A SERIES
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Other injuries: 1
- Pilot certificates: Commercial pilot, private pilot
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB GAA17CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA285) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/20170515004139A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

ON MAY 15, 2017, AT 1215 CDT AN AIR TRACTOR 802A REGISTRATION NUMBER N319BM, REGISTERED TO TIGER AVIATION, LLC, EXPERIENCED A WIND GUST (ALSO KNOWN AS A DUST DEVIL) ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE AIRPLANE WHILE THE PILOT WAS SPRAYING CROPS.  THE RIGHT WING HIT THE GROUND AND THEN AIRCRAFT CRASHED INTO THE FIELD.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS BEING OPERATED ON A PART 137 FLIGHT.  VISUAL METEROLOGICAL CONDITIONS PREVAILED AT THE TIME.  THE AIRCRAFT WAS DESTROYED, AND THE PILOT SUFFERED MINOR INJURIES.  THE FLIGHT ORIGINATED FROM MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT (DUX) IN DUMAS, TX AND INTENDED TO RETURN TO MOORE COUNTY AIRPORT (DUX).

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB GAA17CA285](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/GAA17CA285), May 15, 2017: Air Tractor AT 802 (N319BM), Dumas, TX, substantial damage. Probable cause: The pilot’s failure to maintain lateral control while maneuvering at a low altitude.

## Other reports on N319BM (1)

Matched to the same aircraft by N-number and date.

- [Incident 20060301002479I](https://openairdocs.org/incident/20060301002479I), Mar 1, 2006: Airtrc AT802A (N319BM), Duncan, OK, Minor damage. (-23) On March 1, 2006, N319BM, operated by evergreen flying service, experienced a right main landing gear failure after departing runway 35 at Duncan, OK. It…

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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